by Dan Mitchell | Nov 21, 2017 | Blogs, Taxation
Time for a confession. My left-wing friends are correct. I’m an idiot. Why? Because I’m an anti-tax libertarian, yet I keep writing favorably about a provision that will raise my taxes. I’m talking specifically about the provision, currently in both...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 16, 2017 | Big Government, Blogs, Taxation, VAT
I’m currently in Tokyo for an Innovation Summit. Perhaps because I once referred to Japan as a basket case, I’ve been asked to speak about policies that are needed to boost the nation’s competitiveness. That sounds like an easy topic since I can simply explain that...
by CF&P | Nov 15, 2017 | News, Press Releases
Center for Freedom and Prosperity For Immediate Release Wednesday, November 15, 2017 202-285-0244 www.freedomandprosperity.org CF&P Supports Passage of House Tax Reform Bill (Washington, D.C., Wednesday, November 15, 2017) – The Center for Freedom and...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 11, 2017 | Blogs, Economics, Taxation
Back on November 2, I summarized the good and not-so-good features of the tax plan put forth by House Republicans. Here are the parts that made me happy. Lower corporate tax rate. Ending the deduction for state and local income taxes. Death tax repeal. And what was...
by Brian Garst | Nov 7, 2017 | Blogs, Taxation
On Monday the Heritage Foundation hosted a panel discussion on the importance of eliminating the state and local tax deduction as part of tax reform. If you don’t want to watch the entire event, here are the basic highlights. Ending the SALT deduction will...
